MONTHLY FED ROUNDUP – OCTOBER 2017
DISA’s October News Renewed efforts to secure, operate, and defend cyber operations for users across the Department of Defense (DOD) milCloud 2.0 is set to reduce hosting costs by up to 70% NIST’s October News ...
Winning Strategies for FED
For many companies, navigating the requirements for FED can be daunting – what should they look out for, what can they expect in the field, and what comes first? One of our clients shared the following standard …
MONTHLY FED ROUNDUP – SEPTEMBER 2017
DISA’s September News DISA receives clean audit hired by the Office of the Inspector General DISA cuts rates by 50% for the DoD Mobility Program Air Force Col John T. Caranta III assumes command of …
IoT Security Facing Government Regulation
New legislation could be on the way to secure the devices we use in our everyday lives. From our smart phones to our garage door openers, the IoT space has revolutionized the way we organize …
Securing Medical Devices, Where to Start?
During a recent discussion held at the Bipartisan Policy Center titled, Cybersecurity and Medical Devices: Risk Assessment and Response, an esteemed panel of experts lead a discussion about increasing medical device standards and educating the …
Federal Modernization Efforts Continue
As part of the May 11th Executive Order on strengthening the U.S. Federal cybersecurity framework and technology infrastructure; the Director of the American Technology Council (ATC) has submitted its draft report to the President on the …
MONTHLY FED ROUNDUP – AUGUST 2017
DISA’s August News DISA formulates strategy to upgrade telecommunications infrastructure in Hawaii for 2018 DISA Central Field Command changes leadership as Army COL Corey Brumsey assumes command Air Force Col Trevor A. Wall takes command of …
Siemens Achieves NIST’s FIPS 140-2 Validation
Corsec would like to congratulate our partner, Siemens, on taking their Rugged Operating System (ROS) products through the Federal Information Processing Standard 140-2 (FIPS 140-2) validation process. After working with Corsec, Siemens was able to …
FIPS Validation of Ixia NPB Tools Complete
Congratulations to Ixia on completing the Federal Information Processing Standard 140-2 (FIPS 140-2) for two of their products, the Vision 7300 Network Packet Broker (NPB) and Vision ONE. Ixia is a leader in providing testing, visibility, and security …
A Growing Market for Endpoint Security
Every time you connect your computer or phone to public WIFI or leave it unlocked, all data, connections, and systems are put in jeopardy of being exploited by cyber criminals. The protection of these “Endpoints” and networks have …
DoD Changes UC APL name to DoDIN APL
The Department of Defense has changed the name of the list it uses for the procurement of IT products to be used over the DoD network infrastructures. Previously names the Unified Capabilities Approved Products List (UC APL), …
MONTHLY FED ROUNDUP – JULY 2017
DISA’s July News DISA’s Joint Staff Support Center (JSSC) has transferred leadership as Air Force Col Douglas S. Shahan assumes command DISA offers training for DoD and Non-DoD entities trying to establish, re-accredit, or re-certify …
Version 2 of the NDcPP Is Here
NIAP has endorsed and listed the second version of the Network Device Collaborative Protection Profile (NDcPP) to be used for Common Criteria evaluations in the United States. The use of the Protection Profile is for those …
Driving Into the Future: Autonomous Vehicles
You drive to work, you drive in traffic, you drive home. But now there is another option: your car drives you. Autonomous vehicles are here. Autonomous cars are predicted to be as popular as the …
DHS Begins Work to Meet New EO
In May, President Trump issued a new Executive Order on Strengthening the Cybersecurity of Federal Networks and Critical Infrastructure, requiring all heads of executive agencies and departments to modernize and strengthen the cybersecurity utilized within …
Assurance Through Federal Certifications
Shashi Karanam, Corsec’s Senior Certification Consultant, will be speaking on Providing Assurance Through Federal Certifications from FISMA to NIST SP 800-53 Security Controls at this years Certified InfoSec Conference in the Washington DC metro area …
MONTHLY FED ROUNDUP – JUNE 2017
DISA’s June News Assured Compliance Assessment Solution (ACAS) training courses offered globally from July through December DISA moves forward with milCloud 2.0 through IDIQ award to connect DoD networks for use by the community and …
Pentagon Releases New Security Policies
Last Friday’s DoD Industry Day on Network Penetration Reporting and Contracting for Cloud Services came with a big announcement from the Pentagon’s head of IT – DoD CIO John Zangardi. The Pentagon will begin to hold contractors …
Ivanti Continues to Strengthen Products through Common Criteria
Corsec would like to congratulate our partner Ivanti; the company that helps transform IT operations through patch and asset management and IT service delivery and security, on completing the Common Criteria certification process under an Evaluation Assurance …
Protecting Your Brand
The financial losses associated with damage to your brand can be devastating, sometimes in the millions of dollars. According to an IBM study, 66% of threats impacting brand damage can be attributed to IT system failures …